Head of United Way, Jennifer Kennally, announces her retirement

6:06 PM,
Mar. 12, 2014

Jennifer Kennally, president and CEO of United Way of the Ozarks speaks at the Every Child Project Advisory Committee meeting, seated between Rob Fulp of Springfield First Community Bank and Sandy Howard of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce in this 2011 file photo.

Written by

Christine Temple
CTEMPLE@NEWS-LEADER.COM

United Way of the Ozarks' president and CEO, Jennifer Kennally, announced publicly today her plans to retire in August.

She called her decision "the next logical step."

Kennally was hired to work at the United Way of the Ozarks in May 2008 after serving as president of Mercy Regional Foundation in Joplin. She announced her plans to retire to the United Way Board of Directors in a letter on March 5. ...